I would just like to say a couple things.. I've *always* wanted one of my favorite authors (even if their not on my list) to review my stories.. finally, someone did! Princess Kitty1, thats you! I loooooved your story, "Rebirth". Just wanted to give you a shout-out. Awesome job on the story, it rocks! ^.^
Another thing, someone reviewed asking if this was my story.. yes, it is. I worked hard on it, (not really..) and typed it all by myself! Anyone who has this story, and claims it's their's, is a lair, and should be reported. Thats all I have to say.
And thankies for everyone else who has reviewed, they mean alot to me, and keep 'em coming! They make me wanna' write more!
On with the story now!
***
Fifteen minutes, they would be released from this hell, but not Inuyasha
and Kagome. No, they had detention...
Kagome grinned. "Together.." She added softly. Inuyasha had already
gotten up, and went back to his seat, grumbling about, "Annoying wenches."
Then, the bell rung.
***
It Takes Two To Do The Tango
Order Three
A Quick Paint Job
Would you look me in the eye?
Could you look me in the eye?
I've had that all I can take,
And I'm about to break.
Are you happy now?
-Are You Happy Now?
Michelle Branch
***
They sat in silence. The teacher had gone out to get some business done,
and if they did anything wrong, they would be fixing it, plus staying a
week in after school detention.
Kagome sighed, and took a glance at the boy sitting next to her. "I
never figured out a slogan." She said, quietly, looking down at her poster.
"I think that is the least of your worries. You better watch out, I'll
get you back somehow for this, Kagome." He looked at the chalkboard, and
sighed heavily. He had better things to do than this. Sitting with Kagome
had to be the worst nightmare alive, and he couldn't get over the fact
of what she had said earlier.
'What the hell had she said those things for anyway? She hates me,
I hate her, and we both know it. The whole damn school knows it! Stupid
wench! I wonder what she's up to this time..' He thought, glancing
over to her poster. It was an angel, it couldn't be that hard to think
of a slogan.
"You don't need to fly with the angels yet, don't do drugs." He said,
simply. Kagome's breath caught in her throat. Did he just... help her?
"What..?" She said, looking over at him.
"Your slogan. Put that." He said, leaning back on his chair. As he was
looking at her drawing the letters on her poster, he suddenly had a good
idea. He put his hand on the back of her chair, and pulled.
Crash, went her chair. Crash, went his head.
Kagome flailed her hands around, and she grabbed onto his shiny thick
silver hair. And of course, with her falling back, Inuyasha's hair wasn't
going to help keep her up.
He fell along with her, and he landed on top of her. The last position
he would ever want to be in with her, of all people! Now, what happened
next, wasn't expected, and Inuyasha, was NOT happy.
Kagome leaned up to scratch her head, and check it to make sure she
wasn't bleeding, and her lips came in contact with his. Their eyes both
widened and Inuyasha jumped off of her like no tomorrow.
He was in terrible shock. "You...just stole my first kiss! You ASS!"
He screamed out, pointing a finger at her.
She, also went into shock. 'Inuyasha's.. never been kissed? Oh my
God.. what have I done..?' She thought nervously. "Its not my fault!
Your the one who pulled back my chair and fell on top of me! Don't blame
other people for your mistakes!"
He growled deeply within his throat. "You...bitch.. you will
pay the ultimate price. I'll steal something precious from you,
just you wait. You won't be happy if I have anything to do with it!" He
yelled, slamming his hand on the desk.
Kagome then said, "I have nothing that you can steal."
"I'll find out.. I have my sources." He said, murderously, and looked
at the clock. "I only have five more minutes with you, and it'll be personal
HELL!"
He grabbed a jar of black paint, and poured it all over her head. She was
covered, head to toe.
She couldn't take it anymore. Sango wouldn't be forgiving in this bet,
and she would loose her reputation. Everyone would know she was a virgin,
and Kikyou would take over once again. All that stress, just crashed down
on her.
Slowly, a tear made its way down her cheek, leaving a stream of tanned
skin visible. "I'm..sorry.. Inuyasha.."
That, was the first time she ever said sorry, and meant it. Her life
was ruined now, and she couldn't do anything about it. But, she still was
angry at him, so she screamed, "I HATE YOU!"
She ran out of the classroom, dripping black pain, to her car.
Inuyasha stood there. He had just witnessed, the first time, Kagome
Higurashi had ever cried. And, to top it all off, it was his fault. He
almost felt guilty. Almost. But, she had stolen what he was waiting to
give to someone for so long, and she, the LAST person he would ever
want to get a kiss from, stole it. He would rather even kiss Miroku,
damnit! But not her, NOT Kagome! He looked out the art window and
saw her running to her car.
He watched.
***
Kagome ran to her car, and realized, she had made a huge mistake. She
left her binder up in the art room, which consisted of her keys. Also,
her now clean, backpack.
She sobbed, and fell down to her knees. She huddled up against the car,
and cried her eye's out. A library was across the street, and she figured
she could clean up in there. Oh wait, she couldn't, because she didn't
have her library card, and that was the only way to get in. She just sobbed
harder.
Sango walked out of the library with a couple of friends, and noticed
Kagome was in the state she was. Sango dropped her books and ran over to
her, not bothering to look to see if there was a car or not coming her
way. She kneeled down to Kagome, "Kagome! Are you alright?! What
happened?" She said, worried.
"Inu..yasha.." She choked out, "He had ruined my life.. and your going
to ruin it too because of the bet.. I'll loose.. and.." She trailed off,
sobbing harder.
Sango, felt the urge to cry too. She didn't care that Kagome was covered
in black paint, she hugged her. "It'll be okay.. if you don't want to..
you don't have to do the bet.." Kagome cried on her shoulder.
"Thanks..Sango...but.. it's my job right? I have a reputation.." She
pulled her head up from Sango's shoulder and smiled at her, through the
tears. Sango let out one tear, as she said, "Right."
***
Sango had been long gone with her other friends, and Kagome was now
walking back up the flight of stairs that lead to the art room. She got
there, and saw Inuyasha standing there, looking out the window. She tried
to be silent, and grab her backpack with her books in it, but her backpack
had key chains on it, which clattered together. Inuyasha turned around,
and looked at her 'Painted,' form.
She looked at him sadly, and turned around. He put his hand on her shoulder,
and she gasped in surprise. "Kagome, am I really ruining your life?"
She just stood there wide-eyed at his sudden sense of compassion. He
never had once been nice to her, besides making jokes on her, and laughing
with her. Once and awhile he'd be nice to her and all, but never compassionate.
She just looked down to the ground, and said something totally irrelevant
to the question, "Are you happy now?"
"What?" He was taken a back by her question.
"Are you happy now?" She repeated calmly. "That you now have
made me cry, and made me hate you even more than I ever had before?" She
turned around and looked him in the eyes, sternly.
"I..." He couldn't think of the right words to say, just the fact that
her eye's were boring into his.
"And to think, I still like you." She added on, for confusion. Plus,
she still had to go along with the bet, so she had to do this, even if
she hated him with her whole being. She put a hand on his cheek, and smiled.
"I'm not that mad though, in the end.. because, your you."
She walked out of the room, leaving a stunned Inuyasha. She whispered
a quiet, "Yes!" And walked out to her car with the keys. She had
finally come out, and said something as stupid as that to him, and she
would win this bet in no time!
But, the one question that ran through her mind was,
"Where did I come up with the words to say that?"
***
AN: Yeah, where did she come up with the words to say that? Poor Kagome, Inuyasha had been such a bastard to her. But, what will he think of her now?